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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Councillor Youd, Lead Member
for Finance and Support Services and chairman of the Procurement
Board, in exercise of the powers contained within the
Council Constitution
do hereby:
 
·     
approve an Exception to Contractual Standing Orders
to award a contract for the purchase of one Schmidt electric
Swingo road sweeper, as detailed in the
table below:
 

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Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

Purchase of one Schmidt Swingo electric road sweeper

Name of Successful
Contractor

Aebi Schmidt Group

Supplier Registration Number

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

00557725

Type of organisation

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

Private Limited Company

Status of Organisation

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

Non-SME

Contract Value (£)

£220,000 Full Project

Contract Duration

0 months

Contract Start Date

25/09/2024

Contract End Date

23/10/2024

Optional Extension Period 1

0 months

Optional Extension Period 2

0 months

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Period?

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Contact Officer (Name &
number)

Alan Fitzsimmons

Lead Service Group

Place

How the contract
was procured?

(to be supplied by
procurement)

Direct appointment

Framework Details (where
applicable)

(procurement body, framework reference
& title, start/ end date

N/A

Funding Source

Capital Programme

Ethical Contractor (EC): Mayor’s
Employment Charter

 

EC: Committed to sign Charter

 

EC: Accredited Living Wage
Employer

 
The
Reasons are:
Exception to the Corporate Standing Orders for
reasons of best value. The purchase will support the introduction
of new types of electric vehicles to Salford City Council’s
fleet.
 
Options considered and rejected were:
The purchase of a diesel
powered vehicle of same model was rejected in favour of an electric
version, in support of fleet electrification and decarbonisation
and commitment for Salford and GM to become zero carbon by
2038.
 
Assessment of Risk:
Low risk – vehicle is
replacing an existing fleet vehicle.
 
The
source of funding is:
2024/25 Place Capital and
Invest to Save Budget for Fleet Replacement.
 
Legal Advice obtained: Yes
 
Financial Advice
obtained: Yes
 
Procurement Advice obtained:
Yes
 
HR Advice obtained:
N/A
 
Climate Change Implications
obtained: Yes
 
The following documents have
been used to assist the decision process:
·     
Salford’s Corporate Plan 2024-28 –
Responding to Climate Change.
·     
Climate Emergency Declaration – July
2019.
·     
Procurement Board Report – 14th Oct
2024.
 
Contact Officer: Alan Fitzsimmons/ 0161 925 1042.
 
·     
This matter is also subject to consider by the Lead
Member for Neighbourhoods, Environment & Community Safety. The
Lead Member has been consulted and is supportive of the proposed
contract.
 
·     
This matter is not subject to consideration by
another Lead Member.
 
·     
The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the
decision is the Community & Neighbourhood Panel.
 
 

Signed:   Cllr J
Youd           Dated:
   14 October
2024.
           
  Lead Member
 
 
 
 
 

FOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES USE ONLY
 
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This decision was published on 14 October 2024
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This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 21 October 2024
unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.